RACES
CONTENTS
Azer.......................................... 2
Bauriar..................................... 4
Centaur.................................... 6
Dhampyr.................................. 7
Gnoll........................................ 9
Gargoyle.................................. 11
Hamadryad............................. 12
Kuo-Toa...................................
Loxo......................................... 16
Myconid................................... 18
Neraphim................................ 20
Ooze, Awakened....................
Satyr........................................
Saurial..................................... 24
Shardmind.............................. 26
Thri-Kreen.............................. 28
Valkyrie.................................... 30
Wemic...................................... 32
Wight....................................... 33
Wilden..................................... 35
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Frederic Edwin Church, Phillippe de
Champagne, William T. Maud, Peter
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Heroes of the Feywild
Planar Handbook
Player’s Handbooks (3.5e) (4e) (5e)
Manual of the Planes
Races of Faerun
Races of Stone
Races of the Wild
Monster Manual 1, 2, 3 (3.5e)
Monster Manual (5e)
21 The Complete book of Humanoids
Thri-Kreen of Athas
22 Shining South
Slayer’s Guide to Centaurs
Unapproachable East
Underdark
Volo’s Guide to Monsters
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT
USING THESE RACES
These races occasionally fall far outside the
norm in terms of shape, appearance, and
place in the realms. Before choosing one of
these races, please ask your DM if the race
exists in their world, what the place of that
race may be, and if your choice of that race
would disrupt the game. An Awakened Ooze,
for example, may be acceptable in a combat
heavy crawl through the underdark, but
wildly out of place in a city-focused political
narrative about warring races.
A DUNGEON MASTER SHOULD TREAT THIS AS PLAYTEST
MATERIAL AND ALTER TRAITS AS NEEDED.
AZER
GOLMUND’S HAIR LIT UP THE
hall of the cavern, casting
elongated shadows of his
companions across the
walls as his hammer struck
their goblin foes down, one
by one. That was when the
shaman emerged, covered
in jewels, and wrapped in a
layered, patchwork robe.
Toward Erlahan sprang a
barrage of lightning. Then
Golmund broke through the horde, fiery
hair burning bright as he reached towards
the shaman. When the azer’s hand found
the goblin’s robe, the two were covered in a
blinding light, and the heat of an inferno, and
after, only the azer and jewels remained.
-L. Durago, The Cavern’s Secret
Natives of the Elemental Plane of Fire,
azers are master crafters, expert miners,
and sworn foes of the efreet. In appearance
and manner, an azer resembles a male
dwarf, but this is a facade. Beneath its
bronze-colored metallic looking skin, an
azer is a being of fire, which outwardly
manifests in its fiery hair and beard.
Azers dwell in a kingdom on the border
between the Elemental Plane of Earth and
the Elemental Plane of Fire- a range of
mountains and volcanoes whose spires rise
as a series of fortresses. Beneath mountain
peaks, under volcanic calderas, and amid
rivers of magma, azers extract gleaming
metals and glittering gems from the earth.
Squads of azer patrol the passes and
tunnels of their realm, fending off the
salamander raiders whose efreet masters
order strikes against the azer kingdom.
ENEMIES OF THE EFREET
Long ago, the efreet and the azers were
allies. Azers helped create the City of Brass,
forging that home of t4e efreet into one of
the most wondrous places in creation.
When the azers had finished their work, the
efreet betrayed them, making a failed
attempt to enslave the azers so as to protect
the secrets of the city. Despite occasional
raids and skirmishes, however, the two
sides have so far refrained from all-out
conflict.
MASTERS OF METAL
Azers are masterful artisans,
and create beautiful works from
the gems and precious metals found in
their volcanic habitat. They rate the value
of such treasures above all other things,
sometimes dispatching parties across the
planes to seek out rare metals and
gemstones. When azers are called by magic
to the Material Plane, it is typically to help
forge an elaborate magic item or work of
art, for it is said that their skill in such craft
knows no equal.
DWARF ANCESTORS
Long ago, all dwarves were slaves to the
giants and titans. Today’s dwarves are the
descendants of those who freed
themselves. Azers are dwarves that did not
escape captivity before they were corrupted
and transformed into fiery beings by their
overlords.
Although a few have escaped captivity
since, most azers remain bound to their fire
giant masters to this day. Azers maintain a
tightly regimented society in which every
member has a specific place. The state
always takes precedence over the
individual. Azer nobles are prodigiously
strong and wield absolute power.
AZER NAMES
Azer names take after dwarven names, are
written in dwarven script, and have a harsh
sound, like the crackling of fire.
Male Names: Azran, Balgin, Brojir, Corrig,
Dail, Damarak, Evrun, Golmund, Kagen,
Morivann, Ollivik, Roderran, Thurrig,
Tramlan, Uldrim, Vens, Valrung
Female Names: Avrin, Baril, Cirili, Danir,
Elga, Hellika, Kulli, Loria, Mir, Nolma,
Olri, Rulli, Talaya, Tivnik, Tolma, Unlin,
Vori, Wirlikka
AZER TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
score and your Strength score each
increase by 1.
Age. As humanoids related to dwarves,
azer have long lifespans. An azer reaches
adulthood around their twenties, and
the oldest of them can live over 400 years.
Alignment. Most azer are lawful, having
come from a strong collective culture. They
tend toward neutrality, with a strong sense
of equality between people and groups.
Size. Azer are between 4 and 5 feet tall
and weigh between 150 and 250 pounds.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25
feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing
heavy armor.
Fire Resistance. You are resistant to fire
damage.
Flaming Locks. Your hair and beard are
constantly aflame, shedding bright light in
a 10-foot radius and dim light for an
additional 10 ft.
In addition, when a creature within 5 feet
of you hits you with a melee attack, you can
use your reaction to make the attacker take
fire damage equal to your Wisdom modifier.
Heated Touch. You gain the ability to
Dwarf Subrace: Azerblood
start fires with a touch. As an action, you Another dwarf subrace populates the worlds
can magically ignite a flammable object of D&D. Azerblood dwarves descended from
you touch with your hand—an object such groups of azer who found dwarven mates on
as a torch, a piece of tinder, or the hem of the material plane. These red-haired
drapes. dwarves channel heat into material around
In addition, once per short or long rest them.
you can, as a bonus action, heat a metal Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score
weapon you are holding. Until the end of increases by 1.
Fire Resistance. You have resistance to
your next turn the weapon deals additional
fire damage.
fire damage on hit equal to your Wisdom Inner Fire. Once you reach 5th level, you
modifier. can cast the heat metal spell once per day
Languages. You can speak, read, and as a 2nd-level spell. Wisdom is your
write Common, Dwarven, and Primordial. spellcasting ability for this spell.
BAURIAR & CENTAUR
IT IS WINE THAT WOUNDS THEE, HONEY-SWEET
wine, which works harm to others too, if one
takes it in great gulps, and drinks beyond
measure. It was wine that made foolish even
the centaur, glorious Eurytion, in the hall of
greathearted Peirithous. When his heart had
been made foolish with wine, in his madness
he wrought evil in the house of Peirithous.
Then grief seized the heroes, and they leapt
up and dragged him forth through the gateway,
when they had shorn off his ears and his
nostrils with the pitiless bronze, and he, made
foolish in heart, went his way, bearing with him
the curse of his sin in the folly of his heart.
From hence the feud arose between the
centaurs and mankind; but it was for himself
first that he found evil, being heavy with wine.
-The Odyssey, Translated by A. T. Murry
STRONG, TALL, AND PROUD
Of all the humanoids to walk these worlds,
centaurs and bauriars are certainly two of the
more distinctive races. Centaurs are fey with a
human torso that ends where the horse’s neck
would be. They stand up to eight-and-a-half
feet tall and possess both swift speed and
great strength. Bauriars are somewhat
smaller, standing six to seven feet. Bauriars
are humanoids with goat-like bodies and
horns that come from the plane of Ysgard, and
are often mistaken for centaurs, though they
are known to find the comparison insulting.
CREATURES OF THE FOREST
Centaurs love and worship nature, and most
who wish to devote themselves to a higher
power or cause become druids. Centaur lairs
look little like the permanent structures of
other races, consisting of a series of beautiful
forest glades, peaceful streams, and perhaps
a few scattered resting grounds. Although
these lairs seem simple and unprotected,
they provide more protection than even the
stoutest walls by allowing the swift-moving
centaurs to encircle approaching foes or
easily flee if pressed too hard.
TRIBES OF YSGARD
Native to the rolling hills and woods of
Ysgard, the bariaurs wander the lands in
search of evil. To those unfamiliar with them,
bariaurs appear carefree or irresponsible, but
this behavior is merely the outward sign of
their wanderlust. They rarely remain in one
place for long, preferring a life of travel to
sedentary existence. When evil rears its ugly
head, this carefree demeanor disappears,
replaced by single-minded pursuit of that
which endangers good folk of the area.
To a bauriar, the two great goods are honor
and a good time. Even bariaur adventurers on
a hard quest may arrange simple contests to
remind them of the joy of life. It is a magical
moment when a grimly determined bariaur
happens on one of his fellows and puts aside
his honor-driven quest for a few minutes (or
hours) of sport.
BAURIAR NAMES
A bariaur’s name is given to him by his Mountain Hooves. You can scale rocky
parents. It is usually a simple, one- or cliffs and steep mountains as though they
two-syllable name (the easier to be shouted were difficult terrain instead of climbing. In
across the hills of Ysgard). Within the flock, addition, you can ignore difficult terrain
he denotes his parentage by adding “buck that is made of stone.
of” his father’s name (or “doe of” the Curled Horns. You have a pair of
mother’s name, if female); outside the flock, twisting horns that sprout from either side
he relies instead on a flock name to of your head. You can use your horns as a
indicate the extended family to which he natural weapon, which you can use to make
belongs. Flock names typically describe the unarmed strikes. If you hit with your horns,
environments favored by the flock, and can you deal bludgeoning damage equal to ld4
change over time.
+ your Strength modifier, instead of the
Male Names: Bex, Hul, Jek, Menk, Ril, Wyk
normal damage for an unarmed strike.
Female Names: Dath, Hysh, Saph, Vash
Ram’s Charge. If you move at least 20 ft.
Flock Names: Cloverfield, Dalewatcher,
straight toward a target, you can use your
Hillwalker, Woodstrider
action to make a special attack with your
BAURIAR TRAITS horns. The attack deals an extra 1d4
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity bludgeoning damage. If the target is a large
and Strength score increase by 1. or smaller creature, it must succeed on a
Age. The average bariaur reaches Strength saving throw or be knocked
adulthood at about the same age as a half- prone. The DC for the save is equal to 7 +
elf, and the eldest members of the race live your Strength modifier + your proficiency
to well over 200 years of age. bonus.
Alignment. As creatures who value Languages. Bariaurs use Celestial for
freedom, most bariaurs are chaotic good in most conversations. They also speak
alignment. Some more settled bariaurs Common to allow them to converse with
tend toward neutrality in their approach to other races.
good. Evil bariaurs are extremely rare and
always shunned from the flock.
Size. Standing roughly half a foot taller
than a human, a bariaur resembles a
centaur. The typical male weighs nearly
300 pounds, with females about 40 pounds
lighter. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35
feet.
Darkvision. Descended from watchful
protectors in the realm of Ysgard you have
superior vision in dark and dim conditions.
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of
you as if it were bright light, and in
darkness as if it were dim light. You can't
discern color in darkness, only shades of
gray.
Quadruped. As quadrupeds, bariaurs
have advantage on checks and saving
throws made to resist being knocked
prone. You have a carrying capacity 1-
and-a-half times greater than normal for
your Strength. You cannot wear most
armor that is not designed for you, and you
cannot wear boots designed for humanoids.
You also cannot climb without assistance.
CENTAUR NAMES
A centaur is given one name at birth,
normally a simple name that refers to an
ancestor. When the centaur is grown, it is
given a title based upon a trait or deed it has
accomplished by a tribal leader.
Male Names: Bradwarden, Erdon, Godanic,
Hirlor, Jex, Mak, Pulrin, Singram, Whillem
Female Names: Carrey, Dash, Filda, Jalle,
Loda, Nan, Rose, Tawna, Whittlen
Titles: Cliffstrider, Forestkeeper, Goldenhoof,
Orcslayer, Pikecharger, Warrunner
CENTAUR TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength
score and Constitution score increase by 1.
Age. Centaurs mature early and live short
lives. Like horses, they can walk from birth,
albeit on shaky hooves. Once they reach eight
years of age, centaurs are considered full
adults. On average, centaurs live around 50
years, although some have been known to
reach 70.
Alignment. The tribal society of the
centaurs regards freedom and personal
choice as the highest virtues, and its
members are almost all chaotic-good. The
seemingly unorganized society of the
centaurs is actually bound by an openness
and camaraderie that more civilized cultures
have long since lost.
Size. Towering over most races, a centaur
stallion can reach eight and a half feet tall.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Heavy Quadruped. As a heavy quadruped,
you have advantage on checks and saving
throws made to resist being knocked prone.
You have a carrying capacity two times
greater than normal for your Strength.
You must eat four times as much and drink
twice as much as a human. You cannot wear
most armor that is not designed for you, and
you cannot wear boots or footwear designed
for humanoids. You also cannot climb
without assistance.
If you are using a grid you take up
two adjacent 5x5 squares on the grid.
Stomping Hoof. Your four hooves are
natural weapons, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with your hooves,
you deal bludgeoning damage equal to ld4 +
your Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed
strike.
Trampling Charge. If you move at least
20 feet in a straight line toward a creature
you can make a single unarmed strike
against that creature as a bonus action. If it
hits, the creature must succeed on a
Strength saving throw or it can't take
reactions until the start of its next turn. The
DC for the save is equal to 8 + your Strength
modifier + your proficiency bonus.
Galloping Gait. Your legs allow you to
move with astounding speed. You can take
the Dash action as a bonus action on each of
your turns, but you must use this additional
movement to move in a straight line.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Sylvan.
Special Centaur Rules
Special rules apply to you because of your
large, horse-like lower half.
You may carry a rider on your back, and the
rider may treat you as an intelligent mount.
Bearing a rider puts no restrictions on the
actions you can take, and you move and
act as you wish.
If your movement provokes an opportunity
attack while you are bearing a rider, the
attacker can target you or the rider.
Your rider may choose to perform actions
during your initiative instead of their own.

DHAMPYR
“THERE’S JUST SOMETHING OFF ABOUT HIM.
Always keeping to the shadows.”
“People say they seen him riding a ghost
or some such. I don’t know it’s just
unnatural.”
“I heard a lady had bites on her
yesterday, and three ladies got bit today.
And I seen him turnin’ into bats and cursin’
the crops with his evil black magics.”
“I swear by the scales of Kelemvor I saw
him turn into a dragon and eat a woman
whole!”
“I say we burn him back to where he
came from.”
-An unruly mob of human townsfolk
14 days after Illian Daragov’s arrival
Dhampyrs are born from women who are
bitten by a vampire while they are
pregnant. Such women often die in the
process of birthing the dhampyr, leaving the
child without parents or home. Dhampyrs
are outcasts in society and although they
are not burned to dust in sunlight, it still is
of great discomfort for sunlight to directly
touch their skin. Most often, the women
who are bitten are elves, but other races
have been known to produce dhampyrs as
well, most notably humans.
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE
Some traditions specify signs by which
the children of a vampire can be
recognized. They have untamed dark or
black hair and lack a shadow. A
pronounced nose was often a sign, as were
larger than normal ears, sharper teeth or
large eyes that shine in moonlight. On a full
moon, a dim glow is said to manifest
around a dhampyr’s eyes.
Most dhampyrs take great care in
disguising their vampiric heritage as to not
arouse suspicions in superstitious towns.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
Dhampyrs are neither alive nor dead, and
exist in a strange limbo until they are
striken down by blade or stake. Their lives
are unnaturally long, and if a dhampyr is
not killed, they can continue to live for
nearly a thousand years. They are not
welcome in most pure undead hordes, and
many towns, upon learning of the
dhampyr’s heritage, will incite a mob to
attempt to oust or kill the dhampyr.
BLOOD DRINKERS
Though they do not need to drink blood like
their vampiric fathers, a dhampyr is still
equipped with sharp fangs that can drink
the very life essence of a creature to
sustain and heal itself.
DHAMPYR NAMES
Dhampyrs often have names that mimic
their vampiric fathers. A particularly proud
dhampyr will place ‘von’ before their
adopted surname.
Male Names: Adrian, Danto, Emrick,
Lucius, Salizar, Solomon, Vincent, Zasan
Female Names: Afanas, Brandeis, Cian,
Isabella, Lenore, Magdelena, Sabrina
DHAMPYR
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution
score and your Charisma score increase by 1.
Age. Dhampyrs grow about as fast as
elves, and will live nearly as long if they are
not killed first. You can live up to 1000 years.
Alignment. Dhampyrs are typically
thought of as evil, but just as many dhampyrs
try to escape their vampiric heritage as
embrace it. You tend towards good or evil.
Size. Dhampyrs are about the size of an elf
or human. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Bite. Your sharp fangs are a natural
weapon, which you can use to make unarmed
strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing
damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength or
Dexterity modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed
strike.
Blood Drinker. When your foe is unable to
move away, you can enter a vicious feeding
frenzy. As a bonus action, you can make a
special attack with your bite against a
restrained, grappled, or incapacitated
humanoid. If the attack hits, it deals its
normal damage, and you regain 1 expended
hit die. In addition, after feeding on a
humanoid this way, you gain the benefits of
eating a full meal. After you use this trait, you
can’t use it again until you finish a short or
long rest.
Supreme Darkvision. You are a creature
of night, of moonlight and the starry sky. You
have superior vision in dark and dim
conditions. You can see in dim light within
120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and
in darkness as if it were dim light. Unlike
most darkvision, you can see color in
darkness while you are under moonlight.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have
disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight when
you, the target of the attack, or whatever you
are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Dhampyr Magic. You know the minor
illusion cantrip. When you reach 3rd level,
you can cast spider climb once, and it
recharges after a long rest. When you reach
5th level, you can cast find steed once, and it
recharges after a long rest. Charisma is your
spellcasting ability for these spells.
Vampiric Transformation. When an
enemy hits you with an attack, you can use
your reaction to instantly turn into swarm of
bats until end of your next turn. You cannot
attack, concentrate or cast spells in this
form. Starting at level 11 you may instead
transform into a cloud of mist (as in the
Shapechanger trait). After you use this trait,
you can’t use it again until you finish a long
rest. This trait cannot be used in direct
sunlight.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Abyssal, Common and Elvish.
GNOLL
The savannah was painted with another
splash of red as Mulgerr, the leader of his
tribe, fell. The warriors of the tribe began
to retreat into the brush, but their foes
pursued viciously. One by one they fell, but
after minutes of sprinting, the tribe’s crude
huts and the central fire was in sight.
Sixteen tribe members had left the tribe
to do battle, and only two remained. “Chief
is dead, we have lost many.” proclaimed
Jozzu. The largest males rose to their feet,
grasping any weapon, at hand, fighting to
the death for the right to be chief of their
dwindling tribe.
-S. M. P. V. Jaquelina , Way of the Tribes
Fueled by their own bestial strength, most
gnolls roam the wild in search of sentient
prey. These savages know little of mercy
and honor, and nothing of kindness or
compassion.
The exceptions to this rule, who have
banded together in rough tribes that roam
the plains and forests, have begun to learn
the value of personal honor. Some even
approach the harsh but ultimately fair
codes that tribes of barbaric humans often
adopt. Geared more toward survival than
the cruelty of their kin, these gnolls stand
at a critical juncture: Either they will
succeed in allying with the civilized races
and pull some of their people away from
savagery—or they will fail, and their tribes
will slip back into evil and brutality.
HYENA-FOLK
Gnolls have hyenalike heads, and their long
limbs possess a lean strength. Gnolls are
covered in coarse yellow or reddish-brown
fur, and their feet and legs are structured
more like a hyena’s hind legs than those of
other humanoids. Despite the somewhat
awkward appearance of their legs and
feet, gnolls walk as bipeds and are as agile
and speedy as a normal human.
TRIBAL SAVAGERY
Most gnoll tribes wander the wilderness,
the strongest warrior governing with a
brutal adherence to the idea that the strong
can freely take from the weak. A few gnoll
tribes attempt to pull away from their
savage past, but they are the rare exception
rather than the rule. The wild gnolls who
prey on the civilized races use patchwork
armor and rusted weapons that they’ve
stolen from past kills. Tribes that have
found some level of personal honor favor
hide or leather armor similar to the
barbarian tribes of humans.
WANDERING HUNTERS
Gnolls are travelers, hunters, and
scavengers; adventuring gnolls travel almost
constantly. To a gnoll, sitting in one place
isn’t cowardly or illogical; it’s simply
unpleasant. Some gnolls are drawn simply
by the thrill and variety of the hunt, while
others are motivated only by curiosity. As a
pack of gnolls grows, the bond of the pack
serves as a major impetus for travel—the
most adventurous gnolls pull the rest of the
pack along on their hunts. Packs of evil
gnolls are driven to travel by the will of their
demon prince, and packs of neutral gnolls
travel to escape the influence of other
gnoll packs and the wariness of human cities
accustomed to fighting off their cruel and
evil kin.
GNOLL NAMES
Gnoll names often sound like
growls to members of other races, featuring
multiple “r” sounds. Gnoll tribal names are
usually compound words.
Male Names: Arrgrar, Derror, Fengrrir,
Gorrmurr, Grerr, Remmar, Thurrg
Female Names: Arrna, Brirr, Cirram,
Mirrin, Ryssa, Thrrae.
Tribal Names: Bloodfist, Greatfang,
Speardeath, Thunderdance.
GNOLL TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity
score increases by 1 and your
Strength score increases by 2.
Age. Gnolls mature by the age of 8 and
live less than a century.
Alignment. Most gnolls are chaotic evil,
these gnolls, however, are very rarely
adventurers. Most adventurers have left
gnoll tribes and tend towards neutrality.
Size. Gnolls are tall and broad
shouldered, standing six to seven feet tall.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Bite. Your sharp jaws are a natural
weapon, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal
piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your
Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike. This damage increases to
1d6 at level 8, 1d8 at level 11, and 1d10 at
level 16.
Rampage. When you reduce a creature
to 0 hit points with a melee attack on your
turn, you can use your bonus action to
move up to half your speed and make
a bite attack.
Bloodrage. When you are reduced below
half your maximum hit points, you gain +1
AC and a +2 to damage rolls for 1 minute.
Once you use this trait, you cannot use it
again until you have finished a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common and Gnoll.
GARGOYLE
The massive temple door swung open with a
thud. Silgia sung a little tune she had heard
the priest singing at the service as she
placed her theives’ tools into her backpack.
The church was dark now and clear of
people. ‘Almost too easy’, she thought.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a
clattering of stones descending from the
ceiling. Then she saw it, the stone beast
with curling horns flying from perch to
perch, the defender of this sacred place,
lunging towards her throat.
-S. ‘Tony’ Herald, Memoir of a Thief
Gargoyles are stone guardians of holy
places that are crafted as protector spirits.
They make a perch their home, and remain
motionless much of the day, or until they
are required to use their great strength.
When a temple is destroyed that houses a
gargoyle, it often becomes enraged and is
destroyed in its ensuing madness. Some
other gargoyles seek out a new holy temple,
find a group of adventurers, or
seek vengeance on those
who destroyed their
holy temple.
GARGOYLE NAMES
Gargoyle names are straightforward, and
often represent a characteristic of their
personality or appearance.
Names: Armag, Borim, Dimra, Kagmo,
Lional, Morilo, Osgri, Serris, Thrylak.
Titles: Brittleskin, Coldwarden, Craglord,
Madtooth, Wildhorn .
GARGOYLE TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
score increases by 1, and your Strength
score increases by 1.
Age. Gargoyles can live for hundreds of
years without appearing to age at all.
Alignment. Most gargoyles are lawful,
having been protectors of a sacred temple.
Size. Gargoyles stand between 5 and 6
feet tall, and have a wingspan twice that.
They weigh between 250 and 450 pounds.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25
feet.
Living Construct. Even though you were
constructed, you are a living creature. You
are immune to disease. You do not need to
eat or breathe, but you can ingest food and
drink if you wish.
Instead of sleeping, you enter an inactive
state for 4 hours each day. You do not
dream in this state; you are fully aware of
your surroundings and notice approaching
enemies and other events as normal.
Stone Wings. You gain a flying speed of
30ft. You can fly only in short bursts; you
fall if you end your turn in the air and
nothing else is holding you aloft. You can
wear medium or heavy armor and still use
this movement.
Stony Exterior. Your stone exterior lends
you rock-hard natural armor. Your AC can't
be less than 12 + your Constitution
modifier, regardless of what kind of armor
you are wearing.
Still as Stone. You can use your
concentration to hold yourself so still you
appear to be a statue. While you remain
completely motionless in this way, you have
advantage on all Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common, and Celestial or Abyssal.
HAMADRYAD TREE BONDED
Typically, a young hamadryad is bound to a
ONE DAY THE TRIO CAME UPON A PLACE WHERE
tree home that somewhat resembles her
the path seemed to bend around a massive
feminine shape. As a youth, she remains in
tree. As they examined the odd sight, a dryad
the forest where her tree grows, for her life is
emerged from the tree, beautiful and
bound to its existence. However, rare
terrifying. She demanded that each of the
hamadryads are able to break the connection
three travelers do something to honor her,
to their tree home by some twist of fate or
stating that only then would she send them
destiny. Hamadryad heroes who leave their
on their way.
forests carry a piece of their tree with
The first to speak was the human bard,
them—a charm carved from the wood of a
who lamented that he could only immortalize
fallen branch, or a garland strung with
the dryad in story or song, for they were the
autumn leaves whose colors never fade.
greatest tools at his disposal. “Fool!” the
dryad cried. “Can you keep no secrets? Your
songs would bring woodsmen and devious
WORLDLY PROTECTORS
Some hamadryads dwell close enough to the
creatures right to my tree.” She beckoned the
settlements of the civilization of other races
bard closer, whispering a secret of arcane
that they take up the struggles of those races.
magic in his ear. “Now, I have given you one
Answering their heart’s yearning call, they
secret. A second is the secret of my tree’s
uproot themselves from the earth and leave
location, which you must also keep. Only
all they know behind— seeking the wondrous
when you find a third secret, a secret greater
perils and delights that are the stuff of mortal
than all others, can you return to this land.”
knowledge and emotion.
Saying that, she waved her hand and
banished the bard from the Feywild.
-Bards Tale, The Three Travellers
Hamadryads are the incarnate spirits of
living oak trees. Part flesh, part wood, and
part fey spirit, they are the granddaughters of
the seasons and the wind, and the supreme
manifestations of nature’s wild beauty.
Hamadryads stand at an intermediate state
between playful nymph and fierce dryad.
Bound to a living tree, a hamadryad ardently
protects the forests of which she is a part.

TWIN ASPECTS
Born of the power of nature, all hamadryads
are female, and they present themselves in
two aspects.
In their nymph form, they are idyllic
paragons of fey perfection and physical
beauty. Their hair and eyes match the colors
of autumn leaves, from green to russet, gold,
orange, red, and brown. Autumn leaves and
acorns might dangle from a hamadryad’s
hair, and her eyes are clear orbs of green,
white, or gold.
The dryad aspect of a hamadryad is not
dissimilar. However, when a hamadryad
draws on her dryad strength, her features
take on the appearance of skillfully
carved wood, the patterns of the
grain manifesting across her
form like ripples on the
surface of a pond.
FOREST WANDERERS
Many of the hamadryads that venture out
into the world are disenfranchised forest
spirits seeking justice or revenge for the
destruction of their woodlands. Others have
observed some aspect of mortal life that
they themselves lack, and they become
obsessed with understanding it. The spirit
that drives mortal humanoids to undertake
grand quests and sacrifice everything for
principle has stirred many hamadryads,
causing them to abandon their idyllic
existence in the name of seeking something
more.
HAMADRYAD NAMES
Names: Atlanteia, Chrysopeleia, Dryope,
Erato, Eurydice, Phigalia, Phoebe, Pittys,
Tithorea
HAMADRYAD TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
score increases by 2, and your Intelligence
or Charisma score increases by 1.
Age. As the spirits of the autumn oak,
most hamadryads live as long as the trees
to which they are bound. Some have short
lives at one or two hundred years. Others
have been known to live for millennia.
Alignment. At one with nature, they can
be as calm as the autumn sunset one
moment and as violent as a thunderstorm
the next. As such, hamadryads tend
towards chaotic alignments.
Size. Hamadryads stand between 5 and
6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Forest Walk. You can move across
difficult terrain made of part of a tree,
underbrush, or some other forest growth
without expending extra movement.
Oaken Rest. Hamadryads don't need to
sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply,
remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a
day. While meditating, you are fully aware
of your surroundings and notice
approaching enemies and other events as
normal. To meditate in this way you must
be in bright light or touching at least six
gallons of clean water. After resting in this
way, you gain the same benefit that a
human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Twin Aspects. You know the druidcraft
cantrip. The other spells you can cast
depend upon your form. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for these spells.
You have two forms you can shift
between—nymph and dryad. You can shift
forms while meditating with Oaken Rest.
Nymph: Once you reach 3rd level, you
can cast the charm person spell once per
day. Once you reach 5th level, you can also
cast the calm emotions spell once per day.
Dryad: Once you reach 3rd level, you can
cast the entangle spell once per day. Once
you reach 5th level, you can also cast the
barkskin spell targeting yourself at will.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common and Sylvan.
KUO-TOA
The group of odd, smelly fishmen sailed
onwards down the darklake. Pacing the deck
constantly, and looking into the darkness of
the water was their leader, Diplool.
Faintly below the surface a large shape
passed. Then another. The kuo-toa crew
grew silent as the boat rocked in the black
waters. Diplool stood closest to the edge,
peering into the deep with his spear ready to
strike, and his shield held high.
Six tentacles emerged as the water
crashed below, and the boat began to rock
and sway violently. The deck was ablaze with
motion as the kuo-toa began running in all
directions. Poolgib and Gliplip were the first
to be grasped by their legs and dragged,
yelping into the water by the aboleth.
-F. Sherman, Darkness Below
Kuo-toas are theocratic fishfolk who dwell in
the deep lakes of the Underdark. A kuo-toa
sports fine scales of varying pigmentation.
The color varies with the kuo-toa’s mood,
ranging from dark red when he is angry to
white when it is frightened. A kuotoa’s body
is shaped like that of a short, pudgy human,
but its slender arms and legs end in broad
hands and distended feet that resemble
flippers. The air around a kuo-toa carries a
faint odor of rotting fish. This scent is
natural but can be enhanced by perfumes of
kuo-toan manufacture.
SEA MOTHER’S CHOSEN
Much of kuo-toan life and society focuses
on religion. The church forms the center of
every community, both physically and
metaphysically. Each kuo-toa city is ruled
by a Sunken Council—a group of nine high-
level clerics who direct the citizens in their
religious observances.
Kuo-toa clergy are quick to root out and
censure anyone or anything they perceive
as a threat. Because of the swift and
arbitrary punishments meted out by the
whips, the average kuo-toa follows the
rituals of Blibdoolpoolp and fulfills the
expectations of the clergy, whether or not
he feels especially pious.
DEEP PARANOIA
Kuo-toas view everyone with suspicion;
in fact, they often report real or alleged
transgressions of even their own family
members to the community cleric. Justice
(or at least trial, sentencing, and
punishment) follows swiftly. Kuo-toas have
a well-deserved reputation for dealing
duplicitously with other races, though the
drow are a notable exception to this rule.
The typical kuo-toa has no scruples about
betraying a trust if he feels that doing so is
in his best interests and not apt to produce
unwanted repercussions. The kuo-toas
maintain friendly relations with the
drow. The only portions of a kuo-toan
settlement where drow are forbidden are
the church and the spawning pools.
KUO-TOA NAMES
Kuo-toan given names usually mimic rushing
or dripping water in sound. Surnames are
descriptive words or phrases, often religious
in nature.
Male Names: Drapood, Joparg, Oomkaan,
Moolowik, Nilbool, Poolidib, Poolp, Prin,
Pripp, Prirr, Rripp, Rropp, Urlurg, Vuoor.
Female Names: Bibble, Bilpl, Bilpli, Blipool,
Lill, Lilli, Pliil, Pliili, Uustra.
Surnames: Chosen, Devout, Goodhunter,
Goddessgifted, Holy, Motherblessed,
Seachild, Seakin, Undrowned.
KUO-TOA TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
score increases by 2, and your Constitution
score increases by 1.
Age. Young kuo-toa hatch in spawning
pools and spend their first year of life there.
After their amphibian qualities develop, they
are considered adults, and live up to 80
years.
Alignment. Most kuo-toas often follow
neutral (and occasionally even good)
philosophies, forming a nonvocal majority in
most kuo-toan settlements. Because of the
repressive evil theocracy under which they
live, nonevil kuo-toas usually remain silent,
lest their attitudes get them sacrificed to the
Sea Mother.
Size. Kuo-toa are fish men of an average
stature, standing around 5 feet tall. Your size
is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25
feet. You also have a swimming speed of 40.
Amphibious. You can breathe air and
water.
Enhanced Darkvision. You have superior
vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it
were bright light, and in darkness as if it were
dim light. You can't discern color in darkness,
only shades of gray.
Deep Fisher. You gain proficiency with
naval vehicles, shields, and nets.
Adhesive Coating. You can use your own
body oil and other materials to give your
shield a finish almost like flypaper, capable
of holding fast any creatures or items that
touch it. When a creature misses a melee
attack against you, they must make a
Strength saving throw or the weapon sticks
to the shield and is yanked out of its
wielder’s grip. A creature using a natural
weapon is automatically grappled if it gets
stuck.
It takes one hour to coat a shield with
adhesive, but the secretion remains sticky
for up to three days, or until it actually
catches something or someone, whichever
comes first. Successfully trapping a
creature or item uses up the adhesive, so
the shield can trap no further creatures or
items until its coating is replenished.
Pulling a stuck weapon or limb from a
shield requires a successful Strength
check. The DC of the Strength saving
throw or check equals 11 + your Strength
modifier.
Slippery Skin. Your body produces a
foul smelling, slippery oil. If you are not
wearing armor, you have advantage on
attempts to escape a grapple. Enemies also
have advantage on attempts to escape your
grapple attempts. In addition, you can use
your action to make a DC 15 sleight of
hand check to escape from nonmagical
restraints, such as manacles or a rope
bound around your limbs.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight,
you have disadvantage on attack rolls, as
well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on sight.
Languages. You can speak, read and
write Common, Undercommon, and
Kuo-toa

LOXO
THE PLAINS WERE QUIET, AND THE ANIMALS
were runnning, to their dens. Illia’s ear
perked up, and she stopped. On the wind
there was a sound, first a distant rumble,
then a crash like thunder, growing louder
still. The ground quaked and rumbled, and
Illia, ever fleet of foot, knew it was time to
run. For this was the stampede of the loxo.
-T. Arama, Hidden Stride
Almost like humanoid elephants, the
nomadic loxos share the plains with
humans and others. Loxos are hunter-
gatherers that prefer the seclusion that
comes with miles of open terrain and little
interaction with other species. They have
roamed the plains for some two centuries,
claiming to have arrived from another
world via mysterious means. Only the loxos
are certain where they came from, and they
do not speak of it.
ELEPHANT FOLK
A loxo appears to be a bipedal elephant,
albeit a bit smaller. Its skin is bluish-gray,
wrinkled, and covered with rough, sparse
hair. It has stocky limbs and fingers, flat
feet, and large ears. Its most striking
feature is the pair of trunks that grow from
its face, framed by large tusks. Each trunk
is about 2 feet long and has three finger-
like-digits at the end. The typical loxo
stands about 7 to 7-1/2 feet tall and weighs
about 500 pounds. Some loxo have settled
in more northern climates, and have rapidly
adapted to the cold weather. Wooly loxo
have thick hair that ranges from white to
deep brown.
NOBLE HERDS
Loxos are peaceful creatures that want
nothing so much as to be left alone. Though
they are not aggressive, they defend their
herds ferociously, able to fight in a terrible
rage when necessary. They are fond of
geometric patterns in their simple clothing,
particularly with circle or diamond shapes,
and enjoy creating rustic works of art to
trade.
As is often the case with youths, young
loxos occasionally feel a need to travel
beyond the traditional territory of their
herd. Intrigued by humans and other races,
some loxos take up with a group of
adventurers for an experience of life
beyond the lands of their herd.
GENTLE GIANTS
Isolationist by nature, loxos do not involve
themselves in causes or in other species’
problems. They are removed from the
struggles between good and evil that
surface in other parts of the world, favoring
neither side.
Loxos venerate nature and strength,
having a prevalent druidic tradition and a
secondary priesthood. The worship of the
druids appears to focus on an entity that
must be an aspect of Hiatea, a deity of
giants, but also one of nature, agriculture,
hunting, and childbirth. Many loxo clerics
worship their vision of Hiatea, while some
favor an aspect of Iallanis (also a deity of
giants) for his strength and healing ability.
LOXO NAMES
Loxo are given a traditional name by their
herd’s wise elders. This name often
represents an important loxo who the
newborn is deemed to be a reincarnation
of. Some loxo add the name of their herd as
a sort of surname, as their society takes
care of children as a group.
Male Names: Alagar, Debib, Gaugan, Jatik,
Ranjeet, Rohap, Taral, Varien.
Female Names: Agrit, Bakal, Devrika,
Jamune, Kasi, Lavika, Otala, Ranial,
Shali, Tarali, Valsha
LOXO TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength Trample. Once per short or long rest,
score increases by 2. you can use your action to trample your
Age. Loxo are long lived, and remember foes underfoot. You may use your
most of their lives. The oldest can be nearly movement to trample in a straight line for
200 years of age. up to 30 feet. During this movement you
Alignment.To the loxos, everything can freely pass through squares occupied
has its place, but extremes can be by medium or smaller creatures. A creature
detrimental to the survival of the herd. Loxos whose square is passed through must make
tend to be lawful neutral a Dexterity save or take bludgeoning
Size. Loxo are tall and strong, standing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength
between 7 and 8 feet tall and weighing modifier on a failed save and half as much
nearly 500 pounds. Your size is Medium. on a successful one. If a creature fails its
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 save, it can't take reactions until the start of
feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing its next turn.
heavy armor. Elephantine Recall. You can perfectly
Powerful Build. You count as one size recall any path you have traveled, any face
larger when determining your carrying you have seen, and anything you smell.
capacity and the weight you can push, drag, Languages. Loxos speak, read, and write
or lift. their own language. They also learn
Trunks and Tusks. You have two trunks Common and Giant to trade or negotiate
and two tusks you can use to attack. You can effectively.
use your tusks as natural weapons that deal
1d6 + your Strength modifier piercing
damage. You can use your trunks to interact
with items weighing up to (5 + your strength
modifier) lbs as though they were a third or
fourth hand or to grapple a medium or
smaller creature. Your extra hands can only
wield one-handed melee weapons, and when
using your trunks to attack while they hold
weapons you do not add your proficiency
bonus to the attack roll or damage. When
wielding a shield with a trunk,
you do not recieve
any benefits.
MYCONID
LIKE VEINS IN THE EARTH THE FUNGI ROSE
in all colors from that foul smelling crevice.
Deep inside the glow of bioluminescence lit
the interior, and strange mushroom-men
with beady eyes and wildly varying shapes
peeked out. Then a cloud of strange spores
emerged from the crack in the earth and
descended over Thillian. He froze, only
able to move his eyes and listen as the
plodding, squishy footsteps approached.
Another cloud puffed out of the largest
myconid’s head.
In the back of his mind Thillian heard a
voice. “Who you? Need water, yes?”
-Finn Guy, Deeper into Darkness
These intelligent, mobile mushroms are
among the more unusual creatures that live
deep below ground. Myconids (occasionally
called fungus ones) are gentle, quiet, shy,
and thoughtful. They always view outsiders
with distrust because they assume that all
strangers are destructive and violent. To
ensure that they can live in peace, they
usually make their homes far from the
more commonly traveled subterranean
paths. If approached peacefully, myconids
gladly provide shelter or allow safe passage
through their colonies.
CIRCLES AND MELDS
The largest myconid in a colony is its
sovereign, which presides over one or more
social groups called circles. A circle
consists of twenty or more myconids that
work, live, and meld together.
A meld is a form of communal meditation
that allows myconids to transcend their
dull subterranean existence. The myconids'
rapport spores bind the participants into a
group consciousness. Hallucination
spores then induce a shared dream that
provides entertainment and social
interaction.
Myconids consider melding to be the
purpose of their existence. They use it in
the pursuit of higher consciousness,
collective union, and spiritual apotheosis.
Myconids also use their rapport spores to
communicate telepathically with other
sentient creatures.
MYCONID NAMES
Myconids speak no audible language, so
their names are often descriptions.
Myconid Names: Bluetop, Caphead,
Dimplefoot, Puffball, Redcap, Sporefoot.
MYCONID TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
and Constitution scores increase by 1.
Age. Myconids grow slowly over long
periods of time. The oldest myconids can
live several centuries.
Alignment. Myconids are peaceful and
tend towards good alignments.
Size. Myconids stand between 4 and 7
feet tall and weigh between 80 and 400
pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25
feet.
Myconid Magic. Though you lack a
mouth, you may still cast spells that require
verbal components. While casting a spell
with a verbal component you glow blue,
casting a dim light in a 25 foot radius.
Rapport Spores. As an action you may
shoot out a cloud of spores. All creatures
within 30 feet of you with an Intelligence of
2 or higher that aren't undead, constructs,
or elementals can communicate
telepathically with you and with one
another, as long as the creatures share a
language and are within 30 feet of each
other. The spores’ effect lasts on a creature
until the creature finishes a long rest.
Pacifying Spores. As an action, you can
eject spores at one creature you can see
within 5 feet of you. The target must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
be stunned until the end of its next turn.
The DC for the save is equal to 8 + your
Constitution modifier. Once you use this
trait, you can't use it again until you finish a
long rest.
Hallucination Spores. As an action, you
can eject spores at one creature you can
see within 15 feet of you. The target must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned
in this way, the creature hallucinates as
though a major image spell was visible to
them. The target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. The DC for
the save is equal to 8 + your Constitution
modifier. Once you use this trait, you can't
use it again until you finish a long rest.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have
disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight when
you, the target of the attack, or whatever
you are trying to perceive is in direct
sunlight.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common and Undercommon.
NERAPHIM
THE CHAOS BEAST WRITHED AS THE CHUNK OF
floating earth swayed underfoot. Ila of the
Crashing Wave withdrew her spear and
made a leap to a high up mote. In the chaos
wastes the ground seemed to float of its
own accord, and the swaying of the colors
made a mezmerizing show befire her, but her
eyes were focused on the writhing tentacles
full of spines, teeth, and eyes, and avoiding
its transformative touch.
-D. Purgatorio, Bestia di Rifiuti
Neraphim are roughly humanoid in shape,
with coarse red hide. A neraph has a massive
head shaped somewhat like that of a red
slaad. Chitin-like encrustations on a neraph’s
skin provides it some natural protection.
Neraphim are a nomadic people who hunt
through the maelstrom of Limbo, tracking
their elusive prey. Neraphim have developed
special hunting techniques, giving them
exceptional skill in hunting the chaos beast.
NERAPHIM NAMES
Neraphim have given names and house Darkvision. You can see in dim light
names. Those exiled from a house are within 60 feet of you as if it were bright
usually ceremonially stripped of their house light, and in Darkness as if it were dim
names, though some continue to refer to light.
themselves as such, while others take Natural Armor. You have chitinous skin.
appellations similar to “the Exile,” “the When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is
Stricken,” or “the Houseless.” 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use
Male Names: Anh, Cado, Hao, Sam, Tam, your natural armor to determine your AC if
Teo, Thanh, Thuan, Van, Xuan. the armor you wear would leave you with a
Female Names: Chi, Hyunh, Lan, Mai, Nam, lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as
Tham, Trinh, Yen. normal while you use your natural armor.
House Names: Spent River, Hanging Cliff, Motion Camouflage. Neraphim can use
Invisible Sea, Lost Mountain, Burning a technique known as motion camouflage,
Water, Living Stone, Stormy Field. which predatory insects use to trick prey
NERAPHIM TRAITS into thinking they are stationary even
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity though they are moving closer.
score increases by 1, and your Constitution When you throw a ranged weapon or
score increases by 1. attack after moving more than 20 feet, you
Age. Neraphim take longer to mature than may use your bonus action to disguise the
humans do, not reaching adulthood until age motion of your strike. The creature
40, but they can live to be older than 400. targeted with the attack must make a DC
Alignment. Even though they hold 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed saving
themselves above the general churn of throw, your attack has advantage. Once you
Limbo, neraphim can’t help having a chaotic use this trait on a creature, it cannot be
component in their alignment. They try not to tricked again until the creature finishes a
give in to their chaotic nature, and generally short or long rest.
are successful in this practice. Leaping Leags. Your long jump is up to
Size. Neraphim are between 5 and 6 feet 25 feet and your high jump is up to 10 feet,
tall and weigh between 140 and 240 pounds. with or without a running start.
Your size is Medium. Languages. You can speak, read, and
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. write Common and Neraph.
AWAKENED OOZE
“FOR SUCH AN OLD PLACE IT SURE IS CLEAN.”
noted Dorin, scholarly stroking his long beard,
and feeling a deep crack in the stone wall.
“But this is the place. I’m sure of it, the
engravings are still here. The ioun stone shall
be ours soon enough.” Further the three
dwarves decended down the corridor, lit only
by the flickering glow of torchlight, their
footsteps echoing into the darkness. At once,
deep into the tunnel a glint of light flickered
back - then from above, and from the deep
gouges in the walls. Dorin screamed as the
first black ooze poured from the cracks above.
Soon silence filled the stone passages again,
and not a trace of Tullamar, Gombil, or Dorin
remained.
-Julian Blix, The Temple of Slime
An ooze, jelly, or slime that lives a long time
can evolve to become more intelligent and
develop limited psionic ability. Such
occurrences are more common in oozes that
live near psionic creatures such as mind
flayers, suggesting that the ooze can sense
and mimic psionic ability. Awakened oozes
can also arise from other circumstances such
as the influence of the demon lord Jubilex, or
the meddling of a powerful wizard.
AMORPHOUS SHAPECHANGERS
An awakened ooze can take any shape it
wishes, and often will mimic a sentient race in
appearance, becoming a translucent, slimy
version of that race. Most oozes, when
awakened, feel attached to one shape which
they recognize as their identity, and remain in
this shape for the majority of the time.
NATURE’S JANITORS
The only purpose oozes serve in the world is
to wipe clean the dilapidated, forgotten, and
ruined places and free them of vermin, refuse,
and adventurers. They dissolve the grime that
fills a a dungeon with ease.
OOZE NAMES
Most names for oozes sound goopy, in a way.
Ooze names are not gendered.
Names: Druplop, Glabbagool, Golblub,
Jeibblep, Liglook, Lumblup, Ploog,
Pulglug, Slumpod, Rooglek, Rumglub.
AWAKENED OOZE TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution
score increases by 2.
Age. Most awakened oozes have lived over
100 years before gaining sentience.
Alignment. Oozes are mostly true neutral.
Size. Your form’s mass fits within a 5x5
cube. Your size is always Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Psionic Goo. You can speak telepathically
to any creature within 30 feet of you. The
creature understands you only if the two of
you share a language. You can speak
telepathically in this way to as many creatures
as you can see.
Slime Sense. You can see with a normal
field of vision, and hear normally, as though
you possessed the proper body parts-
regardless of your shape. You can still cast
spells that require verbal components. While
casting a spell with a verbal component you
glow the same color as your current form,
casting a dim light in a 25 foot radius. You
may also perform somatic components of
spells with any part of your body.
Oozeshift. As an action you may transform
your oozing body into a new shape. You decide
what you look like, including your height,
facial features, the coloration of your new
form, and distinguishing characteristics, if any.
You can make yourself appear as a member of
another race, though none of your Statistics
change. You always appear somewhat
translucent and slimy. If you choose no other
shape, the default shape is a 5x5 cube.
Amorphous. You can move through a space
as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Corrosive Form. When a creature touches
you for the first time on a turn or starts its
turn while touching or grappling you, it takes
1d4 acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon or
armor made of metal or wood that you touch
starts corroding. If you are continuously
touching a wood or metal item for 1 minute,
the item takes a permanent and cumulative -1
to attack and damage rolls, or AC. If its
penalty drops to -5, the item is destroyed.
Your corrosive form can eat through 1-inch-
thick, nonmagical wood or metal in 10 minutes.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common, and one language of your choice.
SATYR
THAT NIGHT, AS THE MAN SLEPT, A BEAUTIFUL
new melody drifted from the forest and into
the bridal bower. On the morning of the
wedding, the lady was gone from the tower.
The only trace of her was a single delicate
footprint outside the circle of cold iron. Try
as he might, the man who broke his vow to
the satyr never discovered where she had
gone.
-Bard’s Tale, The Ugly Satyr
Satyrs resemble humans with the
legs of goats, and they are covered in fur
from the waist down. Most satyrs have a
pair of small horns. A race branded by
folklore as tricksters, hedonists, and
charlatans, satyrs only partially deserve the
dark aspect of their reputation. They
display the broad shoulders and powerful
upper bodies of humans, and most sport
some kind of facial hair. Their wild, curly
hair ranges in length, with younger satyrs
keeping their hair short. Older satyrs let it
grow as they age, until it hangs about their
shoulders.
DAY OF CELEBRATION
Satyrs allow no opportunity for revelry to
pass them by. They celebrate any holiday
they have ever heard of—and are entirely
cognizant that the civilizations of the world
have enough festivals and holy days
between them to justify celebrating on a
nonstop basis. However, despite their love
of wine, song, dance, and stories, satyrs are
rarely reckless in their hedonism. In the
midst of a celebration, a satyr maintains an
awareness for danger, and he ensures that
his revels do not cause the creatures he
cares about to come to harm.
MAGICAL MUSICIANS
In legend, satyrs are said to produce music
that is so captivating because it draws on
fey magic for its power. Such legends arise
from the satyrs who have practiced
enchanting their tunes. When a satyr plays
its song, its haunting notes burrow deep
into the minds of their enemies, who find
themselves enthralled by the music.
The satyrs’ love for song and story makes
them excellent bards. Satyrs enjoy few
pleasures as much as a compelling tale,
and a satyr who has a vast collection of
such tales earns the respect of his people.
CALCULATED
A satyr will take risks, but those risks are
typically measured against his preparation
and cunning. . Satyrs exercise great caution
in their exploration, a result of living in the
Feywild with its wild magic and hidden
dangers. When meeting new creatures,
satyrs are cautious to the point of outright
suspicion. When new people have proven
themselves trustworthy, a satyr becomes a
dedicated and relentless ally.
Though many satyrs are shy, they have a
natural sense of wonder regarding the
world around them and the creatures
with which they share that world.
SATYR NAMES
Satyrs are given strong or playful names.
All known satyrs are male.
Names: Adronus, Barases, Canteon,
Dantes, Gilderos, Pan, Puck, Romeus,
Silenus, Tarteron
SATYR TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma
score increases by 2 and your Dexterity
score increases by 1.
Age. Young satyrs grow quickly to
maturity, and live slightly longer than
humans.
Alignment. Satyrs are driven by curiosity
and hedonism in equal measure, tending
towards chaotic alignments.
Size. Satyrs stand between 5 and 6 feet
tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35
feet.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on
saving throws against being Charmed, and
magic can’t put you to sleep.
Leaping Hooves. Your powerful, goat
like legs allow you to spring higher and
farther than most when jumping. If you
make a standing leap, your jump height and
jump distance are increased by 5 feet. If
you have a running start, your jump height
and jump distance are increased by 10 feet.
Magical Music. You gain proficiency in
one instrument of your choice. While you
are playing an instrument which you are
proficient in, you may manifest one of the
following effects. Once you use this trait,
you can not do so again until you finish a
short or long rest. In addition, you may use
an instrument as a spellcasting focus for
any class that uses one.
Alluring Melody: While you play this
melody, creatures within 30 feet of you that
can see and hear you must make a
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature acts as though it is under the
effects of the friends cantrip.
Enchanted Lure: While you are playing
this tune, creatures within 30 feet of you
that can see and hear you must make a
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature is drawn to your location, and
cannot use their movement to move in any
other direction.
Playing music in this way requires
concentration, and each effect can be
maintained for up to one minute by
continuing to play. The DC for the save is
equal to 11 + your Charisma modifier. A
creature under an effect can repeat the
Charisma saving throw at the end of each
of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common, Sylvan, and Satyr.
SAURIAL
FIRST A SCREECH FROM ABOVE, THEN A ROAR TRIBES OF THE VALE
came tumbling from the mists deep in the Saurials are generally peaceful and
heart of the jungle. The six saurials moved contemplative creatures. Although they try
slowly towards the overgrown cliffside. The to expand their numbers to ensure the
few small mammals who resided on the race’s survival, they have no desire to
rock-face dispersed as they approached, conquer new lands or to influence the
disappearing into holes in the cliffside. world around them.
Distantly from the mists came the roar In a typical saurial village, each member
again, and a group of flyers on the wing of the tribe learns a skill that suits him,
flew overhead away from the sound. One such as blacksmithing, weaving, farming,
flyer cried out, but their squeaks couldn’t hunting, carpentry, masonry, or the like.
be understood as words. Saurials prefer to build singlefamily stone
The roar came again, closer this time, dwellings, or thatched huts if material or
and accompanied by the deep hollow time is in short supply. A saurial village
stomping of a giant dinosaur. Breaking usually incorporates more than one
through the treetops was the king himself. subrace, and its members treat each other
as equals and value one another’s unique
-T. Kingsley, Primal Jungles
contributions to the community.
Somewhere in a hidden place known as the SAURIAL NAMES
Lost Vale, lies a colony of intelligent Saurial names often sound like roars,
reptilian humanoids said to hail from rumbles and growls to members of other
another world. These creatures, known as races, featuring “g” and “r” sounds.
saurials, were stranded in Faerûn by the Male Names: Agranar, Brigganar, Deragog,
actions of an evil deity. More intelligent Folg, Girgumm, Garnarr, Surrig, Rengar,
than lizardfolk and inclined to be peaceful Thormug, Vorrigul
and civilized, the saurials have maintained Female Names: Agranna, Briguri, Cigrim,
a thriving community in near-complete Girrili, Mirrig, Rigiri, Rragma, Sigg
isolation for nearly fifteen years. Tales of Surrigil, Vigi
these so-called dragonfolk pervade many
cultures, but few humans have actually
seen them.
DINOSAUR DESCENDENTS
All saurials are generally humanoid in
shape. Each has two arms that end in
clawed hands, two legs, and a
lizardlike tail. A member of the
flyer subrace also has two
“wings”—actually flaps of
skin that extend from its
wrists to its waist that
allow it to fly. The scales
that cover a saurial’s
body are primarily
green, with patterns
of yellow on its back.
SAURIAL TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength
score increases by 1.
Age. Saurials mature by the age of 7 and
live less than a century.
Alignment. Saurials tend towards good
or neutrality, but some tend to use their
strength for evil.
Size. Most saurials are about the size of
a human, with the exception of flyers. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Claws. Your sharp claws are a natural
weapon, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal
slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your
Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
Lukewarm Blood. Saurials are warm-
blooded creatures, but they retain heat
poorly in cold environments. In cooler
climates, saurials can easily die from
exposure in an environment that a human
would find merely uncomfortable. You’re
also naturally adapted to warm climates, as
described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon
Master’s Guide.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common and Draconic.
Subraces. Several saurial subraces exist,
although only four—namely bladebacks,
finheads, flyers, hornheads, and —are
known to populate the worlds of D&D.
BLADEBACK
Bladebacks have stegosaurus-like blades
that make a ridge down their spine and tail.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma
score increases by 1.
Bladed Tail. Your tail is a natural
weapon, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal
slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your
Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
Blade Fury. When you hit a creature with
your bladed tail, you may use your bonus
action to make two additional attacks with
your claws. Once you use this trait, you
can’t use it again until you finish a short or
long rest.
Slicing Defense. When a creature within
5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack,
you may use your reaction to make the
attacker take piercing damage equal to your
Strength modifier.
FINHEAD
Finheads have a colorful ridge above the
brow that makes them more aerodynamic
and can sense vibration in the air.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom
score increases by 1.
Aerodynamics. You have a base walking
speed of 35 feet. In addition, if you take the
Dash action on your turn, while you are
dashing you may treat your base walking
speed as 45 feet.
Vibrational Senses. You may use your
bonus action to close your eyes and tune to
the vibrations of the ground and air around
you gaining tremorsense in a radius of 15
feet until you open your eyes.
FLYER
Flyers are the smallest saurials, with flaps
of scaly skin that allow them to take flight.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity
score increases by 1.
Size. Flyers are the smallest of the
saurials, at barely 4 feet. Your size is small.
Little Flapper. You have a base walking
speed of 20 feet. You also have a flying
speed of 40 feet. To use this speed, you
can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
Evasive Maneuver. While you are flying
you can disengage as a bonus action.
HORNHEAD
Hornheads are big as a tall orc. Three
sharp horns protrude from its head.
Ability Score Increase. Your
Constitution score increases by 1.
Powerful Build. You count as one size
larger when determining your carrying
capacity and the weight you can push, drag,
or lift.
Tri-Horn. Your horns, which sprout from
your nose and brows, are a natural weapon
which you can use to make unarmed
strikes. If you hit with your horns, you deal
piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your
Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
Piercing Charge. If you move at least 20
feet in a straight line, you may make a
special attack with your horns. If you hit
with it, you deal an additional 1d6 piercing
damage to the target.
SHARDMIND
A VOICE TOUCHED ALAREL’S MIND. “STOP,
elf or every shard in this cave will turn
against you.”
Unafraid, her pacing continued down the
glimmering hallways of crystal, her
torchlight reflecting off the myriad facets.
Finally she emerged into a great cavern,
and saw below her the simple, mouthless
faces of the shardminds. Their glowing eyes
rose to meet hers.
“I’ll be leaving now.” she yelped out to the
crowd.
A thousand voices in her mind replied,
“You will not.”
-J. W. Lurre, The Crystal Cavern

Shardminds are crystalline creatures

consisting of hundreds of small shards of
translucent green, white, red, or amber
crystal assembled into humanoid form and
animated by a force of pure psionic energy.
Shardminds choose their forms to mimic
the shapes of humanoids; some take on
forms that seem more masculine, while
others appear more feminine.
CRYSTALLINE FORM
A shardmind’s physical form is an
amalgamation of crystalline shards bound
together by force of will into a humanoid
form. Every shardmind has a limited ability
to alter that form.
A shardmind’s animating force glows
dimly from within each of its component
shards, emanating most brightly from GATE-BORN FRAGMENTS
where the eyes of a humanoid would be. Shardminds are sentient fragments
This inner light sheds dim light in a of the Living Gate, which once stood at the
shardmind’s space, but a shardmind can pinnacle of the intricate lattice of the Astral
squelch the light with an instant’s Sea. Beyond that gate lay the alien Far
concentration—in order to hide in the dark, Realm. Though Ioun’s power holds the portal
for example. closed, shardminds seek to rebuild the gate
and forever cut off the Far Realm’s ability to
PSYCHIC MIND influence the world.
Shardminds are fragments of pure thought
Shardminds say that the Living Gate
given life and substance. They are logical,
shattered into countless fragments, and each
emotionally distant, and naive to the ways
time an awakened shardmind is killed,
of society in the world. Some approach life
another one somewhere in the universe stirs
with innocent curiosity, eager to embrace
to consciousness.
the wealth of experiences the world has to
Although the race as a whole shares a
offer, while others remain reserved and common goal of rebuilding the Living Gate,
aloof, bearing a higher purpose in mind at several philosophies disagree on how to
all times. Though they often seem accomplish that goal. The three most
dispassionate, when a strong emotion important sects are the Thought Builders,
seizes them, they experience it powerfully. the God Shards, and the Shard Slayers.
SHARDMIND NAMES
Shardmind names are not gendered,
although an individual shardmind in its
appearance may be more masculine or
feminine.
Shardmind Names: Amata, Arshaka,
Arwia, Balashi, Bashanu, Belessunu,
Dipana, Erishti, Eshunu, Hunzu, Iltani,
Ishmea, Kuaya, Kubaba, Kuri, Manishtu,
Naram, Nuraya, Seluku, Tabni, Ubashu,
Utua, Zakiti
SHARDMIND TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence
score increases by 2,
Age. Shardminds are part of an eternal
spirit, but a single shard rarely lasts for
longer than a few thousand years.
Alignment. A shardmind’s alignment
depends upon its philosophy. Thought
Builders are dedicated to Ioun. They tend
to be unaligned or good. Most God Shards
are unaligned and revere no deity. Most
Shard Slayers are evil, and many are
devoted to Vecna.
Size. All shardminds stand at least 5 feet
tall, with the largest shards standing 7 feet.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Crystal Construct. Even though you are
a sentient shard of crystal, you are a living
creature. You are immune to disease. You
do not need to eat or breathe, and you lack
a mouth to do so.
Instead of sleeping, you enter an inactive
state for 4 hours each day. You do not
dream in this state; you are fully aware of
your surroundings and notice approaching
enemies and other events as normal.
Psychic Resonator. You lack a mouth to
speak. Your psychic resonance gives you
the ability to touch the minds of other
creatures. You can communicate
telepathically with any creature you can see
within 30 feet of you. A creature
understands you only if the two of you
share a language.
You may instead vibrate on a frequency
that can send telepathic messages to all
creatures within 30 feet. You may also
perform the verbal components of spells
this way. You can be heard vibrating from
up to 100 feet away.
Shard Swarm. As a bonus action you
loosen your mental grip on your physical
form, distracting your foes with a swarm of
shards. You then re-form elsewhere. Your
body explodes outward in a 5 foot radius,
dealing piercing damage equal to 1d8 +
your Intelligence modifier. You then re-form
up to 15 feet away from the spot you
dispersed in. Once you use this trait you
can not use it again until you finish a short
or long rest.
Languages. Shardminds speak, read and
write Common and Deep Speech.

THRI-KREEN
OUR YOUNG ENGAGED IN GAMES OF STALK,
and we ate as we wanted to, drinking water
from our skins and leaving the fresh water
near the circle for the larvae, though we
would fill the skins the next morning. The
surviving hunters, including those who
had not hunted crodlu that day, gathered in
tik-dul, the hunt-dance, to celebrate and to
prepare for the next hunt. A pair of kreen
began making the tik-dul rhythm, striking
crodlu bones on gythka shafts. The rest of
the kreen talked and made tools and art. I
traded a pretty stone to Grej, and she
painted the back of my thorax with the
symbol for good hunting. Tolth selected
guards and scouts for the night, and decided
to scout herself as well. We talked and
practiced weapons until first light, when we
ate again and prepared for the hunt.
-from an account by Klik-Chaka-da,
transcribed from the tale of Chark-Gath-
gaal, a Jeral thri-kreen of the Tyr Region
Thri-kreen are a mantislike race of hunters
that travel in packs across the grasslands
or underground areas. They are reclusive
and alien to most other creatures that
share the plains with them. Their physical
nature and aggressive hunting tactics make
them superior in the region, but thri-kreen
do not usually attack other sentient
creatures without provocation.
MANTIS MEN
A thri-kreen looks like a bipedal praying
mantis, between 5 and 7 feet tall. Of the six
limbs protruding from a thri-kreen’s
midsection, two are used for walking, and
each of the other four ends in a four-
fingered, or sometimes in a claw-like hand.
A sand-colored exoskeleton covers an adult
thri-kreen’s body. Two compound eyes, two
antennae, and a complicated jaw structure,
which includes a pair of wicked mandibles,
give the head an insectlike appearance. The
typical thri-kreen wears a harness, belt, and
slings for holding its equipment, but no
other clothing or armor.
ALIEN PSYCHE
Thri-kreen have no solid personalities as
humans would define them. Unpredictable
in everything they do, thri-kreen do not
evidence much emotion in their behavioral
patterns. Their faces are incapable of
exhibiting most feelings, but agitation does
show in the rapid motion of antennae and
mandibles. The focus of the thri-kreen is
always on survival, and they respect only
prowess and strength.
Thri-kreen neither seek nor shun contact
with other races. They simply exist with
other species and share territory so long as
others do not begin to over hunt an area or
waste precious resources. If a thri-kreen
pack perceives interlopers as a danger, they
attack relentlessly, heedless of their own
safety, until the threat is either driven off or
slain. Lacking any sense of honor or loyalty,
thri-kreen are a hard species with which to
negotiate.
INSTINCTUAL AMBIVALENCE
While thri-kreen are not needlessly cruel or
evil, they do not go out of their way to help
others. Simple existence and survival rule
the thri-kreen way of life—the strong live
and the weak die.
HUNT FOR SURVIVAL
Thri-kreen lack devotion beyond the
convenience of joining with exceptional
hunting companions. Thri-kreen have no
traditions of their own and see little value
in those of others.
Thri-kreen have no established religious
practices. However, some of them have
become attuned to the hunting and
resource aspects of nature deities, such
and developed druidic spellcasting abilities.
THRI-KREEN NAMES
Thri-kreen speak their own language,
which is composed of clicks and snaps of
their mandibles. Thri-kreen make no
distinction between male and
female names, and they have no surnames
Thri-kreen Names: Chit’al, Drik-chkit,
Gulnik, Kiktul, Klaktuk, Krik, Pok,
Ptekwe, Tal’tich, Tilnak, Tik-tik
THRI-KREEN TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity
score increases by 2.
Age. Thri-kreen live lives that range from
40 years to almost 80 years. They mature
quickly when they are born and quickly
become warriors in their own right.
Alignment. Kreen are spontaneous in
most of their actions, and tend towards
chaotic neutral.
Size. Thri-kreen are between 5 and 7
feet tall and weigh between 100 and 375
pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35
feet.
Standing Leap. Your long jump is up to
30 feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet,
with or without a running start. Starting at
level 11 you may add a number of feet
equal to half your Dexterity score to these
distances.
Tough Exoskeleton. While you are not
wearing any armor, your Armor Class
equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You
can use a shield and still gain this benefit.
Multiple Limbs. You have four arms.
Designate one as your main-hand, and one
as your off-hand. You can use your other
extra arms to interact with items weighing
up to (5 + your strength modifier) lbs. In
addition, you can interact with one
additional object or item as part of your
turn using these extra limbs.
Your extra arms can only wield light
one-handed melee weapons, and when
using your extra arms to attack while they
hold weapons you do not add your ability
score to the attack roll or damage. When
wielding a shield with an extra arm, you do
not recieve any benefits. The extra arms
are not coordinated enough to perform
somatic components of spells accurately.
Paralyzing Bite. Your venomous jaws,
and your pair of mandibles are a natural
weapon, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you
deal piercing damage equal to ld4 + your
Dexterity modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
As a bonus action, you may also try to
paralyze a creature with your bite. The
creature must make a Constitution saving
throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. If the
saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target
is also paralyzed while poisoned in this
way. The poisoned target can repeat the
saving throw on each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success. The DC for
the save is equal to 7 + your Constitution
modifier + your proficiency bonus. A
thri-kreen only produces enough poison for
one paralyzing bite per day.
Sleepless. Thri-kreen don’t require sleep
and can rest while remaining alert and
performing light tasks. You must spend 8
hours resting in this way to gain the
benefits of a long rest. In addition, magic
can't put you to sleep.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Common and Thri-kreen.
VALKYRIE
Now awful is it to be without, as blood-red
rack races overhead; is the welkin gory
with warriors’ blood as we valkyries
war-songs chanted. Well have we chanted
charms full many about the king’s son:
may it bode him well! Let him learn them
who listens to us, and speak these spells
to spearmen after. Start we swiftly with
steeds unsaddled—hence to battle with
brandished swords!
-The Song of the Valkyries
Valkyries, often called storm angels by the
ignorant, soar through the skies of Ysgard
seeking battle with the plane’s most valiant
warriors. Fearless paragons of martial
prowess, valkyries thrill at combat and fight
worthy foes at every opportunity. Although
prone to disobedience, valkyries often
serve deities of war as messengers and
enforcers.
SEEKERS OF GLORIOUS COMBAT
Valkyries live on all the layers of the Heroic
Domains of Ysgard. This plane of constant
battle, death, and resurrection is their
favored home. On Ysgard, valkyries
test their fighting skills against any
creature, regardless of its power, and they
are even willing to fight less worthy foes,
secure in the knowledge that both they and
their opponents will arise from death to
fight again.
SISTERS OF BATTLE
Valkyries are always female. Valkyries
instinctively recognize each other as
siblings of a sort, and this sisterhood
causes them to feel a sort of camaraderie
with one another. On their home plane of
Ysgard, this camaraderie becomes blurred
as the valkyries fight one another regularly
and often participate in the celebrations in
the Hall of the Valiant. Yet on other planes,
valkyries rarely fight one another,
preferring to work together to find brave
opponents or to serve a great fighter.
BORN OF CRIMSON FLOWERS
Valkyries come into being when a deity’s
battle-shed blood falls on the hallowed
grounds of one of Ysgard’s layers. If the
deity lived through the combat, the blood it
lost to the earth sprouts glory flowers
on the following dawn, carpeting the
landscape in glowing blood-red blossoms.
The short-lived glory flower’s blossoms are
prized components in magic items. Should
the glory blossoms be left undisturbed until
the following dawn, the glow they emit
builds to an almost blinding crimson light
as they die, and a valkyrie appears when
the light is most intense. The newly born
valkyrie seeks out its parent deity to serve
it. Most valkyries in service to a deity serve
a god or goddess that lives on the plane,
but such service rarely lasts more than a
hundred years of a valkyrie’s long life due to
their independent natures.

CURATORS OF WAR
Often, valkyries happen upon a battle and
observe the combatants from the air or
from hiding. The valkyries then swoop
down to “rescue” skilled fighters from the
melee, taking them to a safe place where
they can recuperate and ready themselves
to do battle with their saviors.
Valkyrie tirelessly search for battles, and
by challenging and killing a society’s best
warriors, they might also take that society’s
best hunters. This rarely has a direct effect
on local ecology, but in harsh lands it can
have significant effects on the communities
left without their best food gatherers. The
dissolution of those communities can then
wreak havoc on the surrounding region.
LEARNED FIGHTERS
Having lived for hundreds or even
thousands of years on the plane of Ysgard,
valkries are proud combatants. Testing
their martial skills in battle against anyone
worthy forms the basis of their
understanding of virtually everything, an
outlook that doesn’t give them much
respect for the weak, or needful.
VALKYRIE NAMES
Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of
the roles and abilities of the valkyries. For
example, Geirdriful means "Spear-flinger".
Names: Brynhildr, Eir, Geirdriful, Göll,
Göndul, Hildr, Hrist, Kára, Mist, Ölrún,
Róta, Sigrún, Skögul, Skuld, Þrima
VALKYRIE TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength
and Constitution scores increase by 1.
Age. Valkyries are beings of the upper
planes and can live for thousands of years,
but few survive that long outside Ysgard.
Alignment. Valkyries value honor and
glory in combat. They tend towards Lawful
good, but have been known to beome evil.
Size. Valkyrie stand over 5 feet tall, few
are taller than 6 feet. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Ysgardian Training. Years of combat on
Ysgard’s endless battlefields have trained
you to be quick and accurate with the point
of a spear and deadly on horseback. You
gain proficiency in spears and the animal
handling skill.
Charge of the Light Brigade. If you
move at least 20 feet in a straight line
towards an enemy you can use your bonus
action to make a single weapon attack with
advantage. If the lower of the two rolls
would also hit the creature, and the
creature is large or smaller, it must make a
saving throw equal to 8 + your Strength
modifier + your proficiency bonus or be
knocked prone. After you use this trait, you
can't use it again until you finish a short or
long rest.
Emissary of Ysgard. Any creature you
ride begins to fly 5 feet above the ground.
The creature gains hover and a fly speed
equal to its ground movement, if it has one.
It cannot however, fly any higher than 5 feet
off the ground. This means the creature
can cross or stand above non-solid or
unstable surfaces, such as crossing water
or uneven ground. The creature leaves no
tracks and ignores difficult terrain. In
addition, the creature can move at normal
speed for up to 12 hours a day without
suffering exhaustion from a forced march.
Take to the Skies. Once you reach 5th
level, you can cast the fly spell on your
mount once per day You must be riding
your mount for it to fly in this way.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write Celestial, Common, and Giant.

WEMIC
A DEEP ROAR SOUNDED ACROSS THE PLAIN,
followed by growling, the pounding of stone,
clattering of wood, and then silence as
Kultan’s spear drove deep into Ulmit’s chest,
and Ulmit moved no more. Kultan roared
again, and raised the bleeding body above his
head as he emerged, victorious, to the cheers
of the tribe that he could now call his own.
-Bert Lahr, Plains of War
Wemics are centaurlike creatures with the
upper torso of a humanoid atop a lion’s broad
shoulders. Dusky golden fur covers them from
head to tail. Their tails feature a brush of
black hair, and the males have a long black
mane. Wemics’ faces are a mixture of
humanoid and leonine, and their golden eyes
have the slitted pupils of a cat. Their ears are
set high on their heads. All six of their limbs
end in retractable claws.
NATURAL PRIDES
Wemics live in harmony with nature,
uncivilized and proud of it. They are a noble
people and are among the most skillful
hunters in all the realms. Wemics learn to
hunt and fight from a very young age. Life as
a wemic is simple. Most of the day is spent
playing around, basking in the sun, or hunting
for food.
WEMIC TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength
score increases by 2.
Age. Wemics remain children for only five
years, and live about 50 years on average.
Most wemics die in dangerous hunts on the
savanna long before age can take them.
Alignment. As creatures of a beast-like
nature, most wemics tend towards neutrality.
Size. From head to rump, wemics are 10 to
12 feet long, and they stand 6 to 7 feet tall
from their front paws to the tops of their
heads. They weigh around 600 pounds. Your
size is medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.
Darkvision. You have superior vision in
dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim
light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright
light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
You can't discern color in darkness, only
shades of gray.
Wemic Training. You have proficiency
with one simple weapon, shields, and the
Athletics and Survival skills.
Claw. Your sharp claws are natural
weapons, which you can use to make
unarmed strikes. If you hit with your claws,
you deal slashing damage equal to ld6 +
your Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
These unarmed strikes can be performed
with any of your six limbs, and making an
unarmed strike with your claws does not
require a free hand.
Pounce. When you make a running long
jump, you cover a number of feet equal to
twice your strength score. If you land
within 5 feet of a creature, you may
make a single unarmed strike against
that creature with your claws as a bonus
action.
Heavy Quadruped. As a heavy
quadruped, you have advantage on
checks and saving throws made to
resist being knocked prone. You have
a carrying capacity two times greater
than normal for your Strength.
You must eat four times as much and
drink twice as much as a human. You
cannot wear most armor that is not
designed for you, and you cannot wear
boots or footwear designed for humanoids.
You also cannot climb without assistance.
If you are using a grid you take up
two 5x5 squares on the grid.
Languages. You can speak, read,
and write Common and
Wemic.
WIGHT
Jaltain fell to the ground, drained by the
hand of the foul wight. Our holy protector
was slain, and lay a pool of his own blood.
Behind the wight, there was a movement,
and Jaltain’s golden armor stirred.
I called to Jaltain to strike the killing blow,
but he did not respond. Instead he silently
charged towards Nalia with his sword
raised. Uncaring to her cries the paladin
who had protected Nalia with his body, and
had loved her for a time struck down Nalia,
his blade rending her flesh with blow after
blow. His eyes were grey and empty, and I
knew Jaltain was gone. I was alone with the
dead now.
-S. K. Leighton, Crypt of Almar
A wight is an undead creature given a
semblance of life through sheer violence
and hatred. They can drain the life energy
out of victims by touch, turning them into
zombies upon death. Wights appear as a
weird and twisted reflections of the forms
they had in life.
VENGEFUL DEAD
Having met a cruel and undeserved end,
you have returned to the realm of the
living. As a wight, you thirst for revenge
against those who wronged you in life.
Wights possess the memories and drives of
their formerly living selves. They will heed
the call of whatever dark entity transformed
them into undead, swearing oaths to
appease their new lord while
retaining their autonomy. Neither dead nor
alive, a wight exists in a transitional state
between one world and the next. The
bright spark it possessed in life is gone.
When a wight attacks, this life essence
glows like white-hot embers to its dark eyes.
RETURNED TO LIFE
The wight race may look like another race
depending on the race of the wight in life,
but becoming a wight replaces that race’s
traits.
Your DM might also allow you to take this
race for a slain character. In that case, your
character rises from the dead with its
original race replaced (or with the necessary
modifications made to its base traits), filled
with a determination to seek vengeance.
WIGHT NAMES
A wight is almost always named whatever
they had been called in life.
WIGHT TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your
Constitution score increases by 1. One
ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Age. As a returned humanoid, you can
live for many centuries.
Alignment. All wights seek vengeance on
the living. Most wights are evil, but a small
minority are neutral, and even fewer good.
Size. Your height is whatever your height
was in life. Your size is Small or Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30
feet.
Necrotic Resistance. You have
resistance to necrotic damage.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have
disadvantage on attack rolls and on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
sight when you, the target of your attack, or
whatever you are trying to perceive is in
direct sunlight.
Undeath. You are immune to disease and
the poisoned condition. You do not need to
eat or breathe, but you can ingest food and
drink if you wish.
No Rest for the Dead. Instead of
sleeping, you enter an inactive state for 4
hours each day. You do not dream in this
state; you are fully aware of your
surroundings and notice approaching
enemies and other events as normal.
Life Drain. Once per short or long rest
you may make a special melee attack by
touching a creature. If you hit, you deal 1
piercing damage and 1d6 necrotic damage.
The target’s hit point maximum is reduced
by an amount equal to the necrotic damage
taken. The reduction lasts until the target
fnishes a long rest. The target dies if this
effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A
humanoid killed in this way becomes a
zombie (MM) with a maximum number of
hit points equal to the humanoid's CR
multiplied by 4. You can command this
zombie to act with a bonus action. You can
only have 1 zombie at a time.
Undead Endurance. When damage
reduces you to 0 hit points, you instead
drop to 1 hit point. You can’t use this
feature if you are reduced to 0 hit points by
radiant damage or by a critical hit. Once
you use this feature, you can't use it again
until you finish a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and
write any language you could in life.
WILDEN
THIS WORLD COULD NOT BE A GROVE
until these abberations that plague
the hearts of mortal men are
destroyed. For the monsters in their
hearts wander the borders of the
realms, and echo a terrible call into
the fey realm. Echoes amplified in
the magic of the realm. They poison
the light, and wrap choking vines
around our world.
This is why my people were born.
The great spirit placed within us the
seeds of power. Seeds to nurture
into a mighty tree that will stand
tall, unwilting in the seasons.
Together, we shall guide them, to
ascend the tree of the planes.
-T. R. Eberd, The Green Border

Wilden are fey creatures with plantlike

characteristics. Their bones are hardwood,
and their supple, barklike skin trails into
viny tendrils and a cloak of leaves, which
drapes across the back. The wilden
emerged from the unspoiled reaches,
ancient bogs, and primeval forests of the
Feywild. Awakened to fight the growing
corruption plaguing the land, they strive to
restore the natural order and to purge
aberrant horrors from the world.
ASPECTED SPIRIT
Within each wilden lies nature’s spirit, and
all can manifest this spirit in different forms
called aspects. Each aspect triggers a
ONE WITH NATURE
Individuality has no place in a wilden’s life.
physical transformation, reflecting the
Wilden display differences in personality
purpose for which the wilden were created. and appearance, but all wilden regard
A wilden in the aspect of the ancients has themselves as parts of a greater whole.
eyes and leaves of stark white. In the aspect When speaking of themselves, wilden use
of the destroyer, jagged spurs break through the plural, saying “we” instead of “I.”
the wilden’s skin, and his or her eyes Wilden have no kingdoms or cities, but they
darken to a lustrous black. The hunter’s regard all of nature as their home.
aspect camouflages a wilden’s body with
alternating green and brown patterns, while WILDEN NAMES
Wilden tend to be named like the bark on
his or her eyes take on a bright emerald
their skin, their names wrapping and
color.
curling around in strange patterns.
Wilden can experience shifts in
Male Names: Banmarden, Fiddenmar,
personality when they assume their aspects. Durmindin, Kettenbar, Midnorten,
They become thoughtful and cautious when Rodmennar, Vennerzad
in the aspect of the ancients, aggressive in Female Names: Dannamai, Ennimbel,
the aspect of the destroyer, and secretive Kalkennash, Nementah, Shallahai,
and withdrawn in the aspect of the hunter. Tellorda, Zazenna
WILDEN TRAITS
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom,
Constitution, and Dexterity scores each
increase by 1.
Age. A typical wilden lives more than a
century, their body moving through the
seasons as they age.
Alignment. Wilden are often staunch
defenders of the natural order. Very few
wilden are not good aligned, and evil wilden
are ostracised with great prejudice.
Size. Most Wilden stand over 5 feet tall,
but under 6, and rarely weigh more than 200
lbs. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on
saving throws against being Charmed, and
magic can’t put you to sleep.
Hardy Form. Once per short or long rest,
when you make a saving throw you may
harden yourself to an effect. You have
advantage on the saving throw, and if a
successful saving throw would reduce
damage, it instead negates the damage.
Nature’s Aspect. Whenever you complete
a long rest, choose one of the following
aspects of nature to manifest. You may use
an aspect’s power once, and cannot use it
again until you finish a short or long rest.
Aspect of the Ancients: When you hit a
creature with a melee weapon attack, you
may use your reaction to vanish and
teleport up to 15 feet, marking the
creature. You gain advantage on attack rolls
you make against the marked creature
before the end of your next turn.
Aspect of the Destroyer: When an enemy
attacks you or an ally adjacent to you, you
may use your reaction to move up to your
movement speed and make a melee attack
against that enemy. If your attack hits, the
target is also incapacitated until the end of
their next turn.
Aspect of the Hunter: When an enemy
within 10 feet of you moves more than 10
feet away from you on its turn you may use
your reaction to immediately move up to 15
feet and mark that enemy. The next attack
you make against the marked enemy deals
additional damage equal to half your level,
and the enemy does not benefit from cover
or concealment if you attack it at range.
Languages. Wilden speak, read, and
write Common and Sylvan.